Members of the Roanoke City Fire Department and Professional Fire Fighters Association Local #1132, together with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), will be at Valley View Mall this weekend with boots in hand for the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help free kids and adults from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases that severely weaken muscle strength and mobility.
The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m-6 p.m. (BBQ & collections);Sunday, Sept. 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (collections only) in the parking lot of Grand Home Furnishings at Valley View Mall, as well as by the Red Robin and Chic-Fil-A restaurants on property owned by the mall.
For more than six decades, fire fighters have stood on the front lines to fuel MDA’s mission to free individuals (and the families who love them) from the harm of muscular dystrophy and other related life-threatening diseases that take away people’s ability to walk, move, smile, talk and even breathe.
Funds raised through 2016 Roanoke Fill the Boot drives empower families with life-enhancing resources and support, including state-of-the-art support groups and Care Centers, including three MDA Care Centers at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke. They also help give more than local kids the opportunity to experience the best week of the year where anything is possible at MDA summer camp at no cost to their families at the Airfield 4-H Center in Wakefield, VA.
Your support is greatly appreciated!
